Bryce:
Playlist
from August 20, 2010

I never miscue a record. I am punctual, well-prepared, and dislike clutter. Outgoing and helpful, I'm always appropriately dressed. I do not behave erratically and have excellent penmanship. My CD's never skip, and I am in good health. I like all the notes, in any order.

Fri. 8/20/10 12:33pm
mikey g:
Great set. Wish I were listening while laying in a hammock on a quiet beach.

Fri. 8/20/10 12:34pm
kim:
@marshall, sorry to say no, but there's a SC gamelan I think, and Pusaka Sunda is from San Jose, they're amazing!

Fri. 8/20/10 12:34pm
Looms:
Any chance you could play Indonesian yodel later?

Fri. 8/20/10 12:45pm
kim:
bryce, this is really making my day, thanks! started off listening to the feelies then turned on the radio & heard gamelan, yay!

Fri. 8/20/10 12:47pm
Melissa:
wayang kulit looks good with this music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdgZcvnpOo0

Fri. 8/20/10 1:00pm
Marshall Stacks:
Thanks for the Gamelan Pusaka Sunda recommendation, Kim. Looks like they just played a few times in Santa Cruz. I'll have to get over to San Jose to check them out, maybe the first Friday of Sept.

The Feelies, also a great way to start the day!

Fri. 8/20/10 1:14pm
kim:
yup love the feelies, wish they'd play here. that jaipong was cool. woa, trumpet? never heard anything like this before, is that also a slide guitar?

Fri. 8/20/10 1:14pm
Looms:
Vocals and music were both unbelievably awesome on that Idjah Hadidjah track! Must get a copy.

Fri. 8/20/10 1:16pm
kim:
i feel like i'm in indonesia, hawaii and mexico all at the same time!

Fri. 8/20/10 1:22pm
jason:
love this street music of java comp

enjoying today's focus bryce, every friday is the best!

Fri. 8/20/10 1:26pm
raga:
the only thing that could possibly make this show any better would be some fucking skynrd.

Fri. 8/20/10 1:26pm
jeff-m:
afternoon jerk

Fri. 8/20/10 1:26pm
bryce:
jason, me too — forgot we had this!! does Original Music still exist?? they really put out a lot of amazing stuff on a dental floss budget....

Fri. 8/20/10 1:35pm
jason:
i dont think original music still exists...i recently heard them compared to like the sublime frequencies of its day, in that they tipped the world off to some amazing sounds but didn't necessarily 'clear' them all (sublime frequencies has gotten much more serious about this...it is an interesting topic for maybe another day)

Fri. 8/20/10 1:58pm
Reeshard:
No, sadly, Original Music is no longer on the map, has not been for a very long time. I did the archival mastering for many of the label's lps & CDs. John Storm Roberts, the label's proprietor/A&R/chief-cook-and-bottle-washer, died last November:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/arts/music/10roberts.html?scp=1&sq=john%20storm%20roberts&st=cse
...but long before that he'd literally thrown much of Original's remaining stock in the trash. Currently, much of that same material is being reissued (under different titles) by Mississippi, a label with Roberts' laissez-faire approach to royalty payments.

Fri. 8/20/10 2:02pm
kim:
haha lena, i thought that might be you! thanks for the googletranslate tip! i'm gonna listen to this show many times again on the archives!

Fri. 8/20/10 2:08pm
Marshall Stacks:
This jegog is so amazing. Great show, Bryce.

Fri. 8/20/10 2:15pm
kim:
i recognize this piece, i think our jegog ensemble has played it before. trying to learn to play jegog, very hard!

don't know how they mic'd this grup's jegogan, but that bamboo sounds like it's 40 meters long...

Fri. 8/20/10 2:22pm
Rob W:
Ex FMU PD / MD David Newgarden, my sidekick Katie and I once traveled up to John Storm Roberts' place in Tivoli NY for a yard sale where he sold off his original masters - the LPs that he dubbed from for his compilations, that is - I still have the old African LPs I bought there. But he had great taste and a great annotated catalog, one of my early influences for sure. And it was indeed curious to see Mississippi Records more-or-less bootlegging his more-or-less bootlegs!

Fri. 8/20/10 2:25pm
kim:
haha, the player has to sit on top of the biggest instrument to play it!

Fri. 8/20/10 2:28pm
bryce:
Reeshard, RobW— thanks for the JSRoberts info! always wondered what the Original Music story was. yarp, i just assumed no one ever got their due, considering the consistent lack of crediting.....

Fri. 8/20/10 2:31pm
Chris from DC:
Is this Gending Munggang also by Werdi Senatana? I think I need to find a copy. Great.

Fri. 8/20/10 2:38pm
kim:
omg bryce, this is one of my very favorite gamelan pieces, i super duper love selonding!!! think i have this one.

Fri. 8/20/10 2:39pm
bryce:
:)

hey chris, you mean the thing right after the bamboo thing?

Fri. 8/20/10 2:40pm
Chris from DC:
Yessir, right after the bamboo piece.

Fri. 8/20/10 2:45pm
Reeshard:
By the way, Bryce, today's trip abroad has comprised nothing less than celestial stuff. It's been the perfect soundtrack for a sunny morning in Marin County (where I'm listening). And now, more kebyar, whaa-hoo! Thank you.